EP 0818743 A3 19990818 - Generalized key indexes
Title (en)
Generalized key indexes
Title (de)
Verallgemeinerte Schlüsselindizes
Title (fr)
Indexes clefs généralisées
Publication
Application
Priority
US 67749096 A 19960709
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0818743A2] Generalized key indexes enable a first table of a relational database to be indexed using an index key and index conditions, wherein either or both of the index key and index conditions may reference multiple tables of the database or may be an expression using fields of one or more tables other than the first table. The generalized key indexes directly associate generalized index key values with record identifiers of records of the first table, thus enabling efficient storage and data retrieval. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G06F 16/2237 (2018.12 - EP US); G06F 16/284 (2018.12 - EP US); Y10S 707/99942 (2013.01 - US)
Citation (search report)
- [X] EP 0560543 A2 19930915 - IBM [US]
- [PX] US 5625815 A 19970429 - MAIER DONALD S [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0818743 A2 19980114; EP 0818743 A3 19990818; AU 2836197 A 19980115; AU 713109 B2 19991125; BR 9703939 A 19980908; CA 2209978 A1 19980109; JP 4132136 B2 20080813; JP H10143538 A 19980529; MX 9705043 A 19980731; US 5870747 A 19990209
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 97305022 A 19970709; AU 2836197 A 19970627; BR 9703939 A 19970709; CA 2209978 A 19970708; JP 18194797 A 19970708; MX 9705043 A 19970703; US 67749096 A 19960709